JOHN Warriner and Steve Alexander are promising big changes at Barrow as the club aim for a top six finish in the East Midlands Counties League.

Once again they managed to get a game in when virtually no one else in Leicestershire played.

But it was another defeat, this time to St Andrews, and with the results not forthcoming there will be changes in attitudes and players according to the joint managers.

“Myself and Steve have been a bit too nice with people,” said Warriner. “We’re going to start putting our foot down and we’re going to upset a few people, some of whom have been at Barrow for a long time.

“It is a building season for us as any chance we had for the title has long gone.

“But we’re still aiming for a top six and the back room changes will be for next season.

“We’ve put seven days in for two players with four players coming in over the next few weeks but I don’t want to name names yet.

“All of the players that are coming in have played at a higher level.”

Surprisingly Saturday’s game went ahead despite the frozen ground. Twice Barrow came from behind through Neil Stringfellow and Stu Wilson but they fell to a late goal which angered Warriner.

“The scorer was a few yards offside,” Warriner fumed. “It was a dubious result.

“The St Andrews manager at the end agreed that the game should not have been played.

“It was a dangerous game with the players not able to play their natural tackling game due to the hardness of the pitch.”

Barrow’s Tuesday night County Cup game against Heather St John’s was postponed.